Spain: A painting by Diego Velázquez has been discovered—it is a portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares Ancient art

Spain: A painting by Diego Velázquez has been discovered—it is a portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares

02/07/2026, 22:04:55
Hamilton's record-breaking "Laocoön": It is the most expensive neoclassical sculpture ever sold at auction Modern Art

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02/07/2026, 21:24:31
Florence: A calendar discovered that predates the Gregorian Reform by seven centuries News

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02/07/2026, 18:18:38
The Hidden Castle of Racconigi: Special Tours of the Less-Known Rooms of the Savoy Residence Museums

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02/07/2026, 16:38:02
Elisa Bonaparte and Mimì Pecci Blunt in Lucca: Two Biographies Centered on Villa Reale Exhibitions

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02/07/2026, 16:36:12
Pollaiolo’s *Battle of the Nudes* up for auction at Christie’s: it is the first signed engraving in the history of Italian art Market

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02/07/2026, 13:42:40
Kandinsky in Rome: A Major Exhibition at Palazzo Bonaparte Celebrates the Father of Abstract Art Exhibitions

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02/07/2026, 13:06:57
Registration is now open for AStArte, a new national association of art historians News

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02/07/2026, 13:04:25
The Stefano Arienti Archive Opens in Milan; New Website and Catalog of Works Now Online News

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A mega panoramic elevator leaning against the Colosseum. Science fiction? No, possible effect of the Madia DDL

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Federico Giannini 16/07/2015

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Armando Testa's visions, between Mondrian, Malevič and Pollock

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Federico Giannini, Ilaria Baratta 24/06/2017

The works that tell the story of Rodolfo Siviero. What the exhibition in Bibbona and Guardistallo looks like. Exhibition reviews

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The Pre-Raphaelites as never seen before. What the Forli exhibition, the largest ever in Italy, looks like. Exhibition reviews

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13/03/2024, 16:04:06
The return of Anselmo Bucci, ancient and modern artist. What the MART exhibition looks like Exhibition reviews

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Letizia Battaglia's consecration at last. What the exhibition in Forli looks like. Exhibition reviews

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When Monet and colleagues invented Impressionism: what the major exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay looks like Exhibition reviews

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12/06/2024, 13:21:34
Benni Bosetto at HangarBicocca, when the contemporary digs inside an innocuous bric-à-brac Exhibition reviews

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Works and artists
History of art criticism: the iconology of Erwin Panofsky

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Federico Giannini 02/10/2016

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02/07/2026, 15:30:07
Museums Closed Due to Heat, Museums Open Due to Heat Opinions

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28/06/2026, 17:26:55
Who really profits from blockbuster exhibitions? Opinions

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27/06/2026, 14:21:57

Caravaggio in the Feluca. An Overlooked but Exquisite "San Giovannino" Works and artists

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02/07/2026, 16:45:52
Ferrara: The Rediscovered, Vibrant Nobility of Palazzo Prosperi Sacrati Works and artists

Ferrara: The Rediscovered, Vibrant Nobility of Palazzo Prosperi Sacrati

01/07/2026, 13:54:03
Ottone Rosai and the Wounded Social Fabric of the Tavern Works and artists

Ottone Rosai and the Wounded Social Fabric of the Tavern

26/06/2026, 17:13:57